Teeth-Brushing
Sir, —I think Reginald Stedman has become obsessed by the idea that a minority viewpoint must be correct simply because it is a minority—this, no doubt, in reaction against the view he so rightly deplores, that a majority viewpoint must necessarily be the correct one. The truth is, of course, that neither majority nor minority can claim infallibility, both being subject to the same risk of human error. For your correspondent immediately to castigate as “scoffers” those whose opinions differ from his own shows marked intolerance. Freedom of speech and liberty of expression—yes, we under the British Constitution have the good fortune that any man may put forward his views with confidence and without fear. But equally so, those who listen have the right of choice to determine which viewpoint they will support. That, too, is part of the personal freedom we are all entitled to.— Yours, etc., TOLERANCE. February 16, 1965.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30678, 18 February 1965, Page 12
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